Tag: regulatory
Americas: Blickle creates NSF-certified castor wheels for client
Caterers often use wheeled traps to dispose of used grease from deep fryers so that the used material can be removed quickly.
This process...
Europe: Parliament recognises the good bioplastics bring
The European Parliament’s report on the European Strategy for Plastics adopted recently by the plenary testifies to the increasing acknowledgement and endorsement of the...
Asia Pacific: Use technology to beat food bugs, says SCIEX
The rise of new technology and modern eating habits has resulted in unprecedented diversification of the food supply chain, resulting in a wide range...
Europe: ISO releases new food safety standard
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) releases the new edition of ISO 22000 on food safety management systems aimed at all organizations in the...
Europe: Packaging needs to ‘speak’, said DLG
Consumer desire is a fundamental driver for change in the food sector as this has a direct influence on production processes and subsequent packaging,...
Americas: Junk food tax is viable, say researchers
A federal tax on junk food is both legally and administratively feasible, according to researchers at New York University (NYU) College of Global Public...
Asia Pacific: Outsmart outbreaks in Oceania, says 3M Food Safety
Australia and New Zealand have a rich history of agro-economic research and development anchored by strong public and private researchers and generally effective partnerships...
Americas: Building food safety harmony in Canada
The US is not the only country in North America that pushing forward with major food safety regulations.
Canada, its northern neighbor, has been upping...
Europe: Listeria infections increase in vulnerable groups, EFSA
Listeria cases have increased among two groups of the population: people over 75 and women aged 25-44 (believed to be mainly pregnancy-related).
This is...
Europe: Hydroxyanthracene derivatives in food concerning, EFSA
Some substances belonging to a group of plant ingredients known as hydroxyanthracene derivatives can damage DNA and may cause cancer, said European Food Safety...